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Did we turn Athens against police drones? Maybe. So what?
If our accurate reporting on a city council meeting inspired residents to speak out, we’re doing our job right.
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What is journalism’s role in covering breaking tragedy?
With scarce capacity and competition from social media, newsrooms have to make hard choices about responding to disaster.
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We’re a Report for America host!
But only if we can raise the money for the local share of the corps member’s pay.
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Worthy organizations and inspiring leaders need scrutiny, too
Our story on a controversial firing at Passion Works might make you mad. That’s OK — it means we’re doing the unflinching journalism you expect from us.
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Doing the right thing has a cost
We hired our AmeriCorps member because losing them wasn’t an option. We’re asking for your help to ensure they can stick around.
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City official says ‘online media’ hindered cyber theft investigation
It is wonderfully convenient for officials to point the finger at us rather than own up to their own failures.
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Final Call: Join the Founders Circle and secure the future of local news
It’s been just three years since we incorporated the Athens County Independent with a bold vision: to restore strong, independent, truly local journalism that could empower community engagement.
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We had to sue the City of Athens to get cybertheft records
Three weeks after we took it to court, the city released emails we requested back in December. If they can block us, they can block you, too.
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When the political divide hits close to home
My husband was always more conservative than I, but he’s moved farther to the right over time. It’s complicated.
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Don’t fall for the AI-generated newsletter scam
An AI newsletter aimed at Athens is making money off the work of local journalists — but it doesn’t share that largesse with us.
